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Ann Griffiths

Ann Griffiths

A letter in the hand of Ann Griffiths (1776-1805), hymnwriter.

Smuggler's Autobiography

Smuggler's Autobiography

Remarkable life of William Owen of Nevern, Pembrokeshire, executed in 1747 for murder.

Autobiography of Private Thomas Jeremiah

Autobiography of Private Thomas Jeremiah

A Short Account of the Life and Adventures of Private Thomas Jeremiah, 23rd or Royal Welch Fusiliers 1812-1837.

Dyddgoviant William Owen Pughe

Dyddgoviant William Owen Pughe

The diary of the lexicographer and antiquarian, William Owen Pughe (1759-1835), for the period 1811-1835.


John Harries' Book of Incantations

John Harries' Book of Incantations

A manuscript from the library of John Harries, Cwrtycadno, astrologer and medical practitioner. Containing grimoires, astrological signs and calculations.

Temperence

Temperence

Minute book and other records of Aberystwyth Auxiliary Temperance Society which was formed in 1835.

Sir William Edmond Logan Journals

Sir William Edmond Logan Journals

Compelling observations by the geologist from Canada, 1843-44.

Emigrants Letters

Emigrants Letters

Letters by Henry Jones (1824-52) who emigrated to New York, and his sister, Mary Jones (1831-61) who migrated to New South Wales.


Manuscripts relating to Patagonia

Manuscripts relating to Patagonia

A selection of 25 manuscripts relating to Patagonia.

Letters from the American Civil War

Letters from the American Civil War

A collection of letters from the battlefield by a Welsh soldier, John Griffith Jones (d.1864).

Sarah Jacob, the "Welsh fasting girl"

Sarah Jacob, the "Welsh fasting girl"

Brief for the defence in the case against Evan and Hannah Jacob of Llethr-neuadd, Llanfihangel-ar-arth, Carmarthenshire, for the manslaughter of their daughter, Sarah Jacob on 17 December 1869.

Alcwyn C Evans Pedigree Books

Alcwyn C Evans Pedigree Books

Manuscripts containing pedigrees of ancient families of south-west Wales compiled by Alcwyn C. Evans, an antiquary from Carmarthen.


Criminals

Criminals

Register of criminals apprehended Cardiganshire Constabulary between 1897 and 1933.

Yr Arwr, Hedd Wyn

Yr Arwr, Hedd Wyn

One of the final drafts of the ode Yr Arwr in the hand of the bard Hedd Wyn, which won him the chair at the Eisteddfod following his death in 1917.

War diary of Edward Thomas

War diary of Edward Thomas

The war diary of the poet and writer Edward Thomas, 1 January - 8 April 1917. Img: Copyright The Edward Thomas Estate

Welsh National Book of Remembrance

Welsh National Book of Remembrance

Contains the names of 35,000 servicemen and women who lost their lives in the First World War. Img: Copyright Welsh Centre for International Affairs


John Cowper Powys

John Cowper Powys

A diary by one of the greatest novelists of the 20th century. Img Copyright The John Cowper Powys Estate

T E Nicholas

T E Nicholas

A volume of sonnets written by ‘Niclas y Glais’ when he was a prisoner at Swansea and Brixton in 1940. Img Copyright The T. E. Nicholas Estate

Dylan Thomas and the map of Llareggub

Dylan Thomas and the map of Llareggub

Map of Llareggub drawn by Dylan Thomas (1914-1953) while drafting Under Milk Wood.

Prisoner of War Camp Magazines

Prisoner of War Camp Magazines

Magazines created by Welsh prisoners of war in camp Stalag IVB, Germany during the Second World War.


Other Modern Period manuscripts available to view

Melus-seiniau Cymru Reference: NLW MS 1940iA

Per-seiniau Cymru Reference: NLW MS 1940iiA

Melus geingciau Deheubarth Cymru Reference: Dr J. Lloyd Williams Music MSS and Papers AH1/34

Edward Thomas; The Heart of England, 1906 Reference: NLW MS 10617B

Edward Thomas; A Castle of Cloud Reference: NLW MS 21750D

Edward Thomas; Draft poems, 1914-1915 Reference: NLW MS 22920A

Edward Thomas; Fragments of Journals Reference: NLW MS 21859C

Edward Thomas; Diary entries Reference; NLW MS 22913C

Edward Thomas; Diary, 1900-1901 Reference: NLW MS 22900B

Edward Thomas; Diary 1901-1902 Reference: NLW MS 22901B

Edward Thomas; Diary, 1902-1904 Reference: NLW MS 22902B

Edward Thomas; War Diary, 1917 Reference: NLW MS 24030i & iiA

Edward Thomas; Letters to Helen Thomas, 1896-1900 Reference: NLW MS 22914C

Edward Thomas; Letters to Helen Thomas, 1901-1913 Reference: NLW MS 22915C

Edward Thomas; Letters to Helen Thomas, 1914 Reference: NLW MS 22916C

Edward Thomas; Letters to Helen Thomas, 1916-1917 Reference: NLW MS 22917C

Edward Thomas; Letters Reference: NLW MS 23222B

Edward Thomas; Poems Reference: NLW MS 23077C

Edward Thomas; Draft poems, 1916 Reference: NLW MS 22921A

Edward Thomas poetry manuscript 1914-[1915] Reference: NLW MS 24122B

Edward Thomas letters and poems [1903]-[1922] Reference: NLW MSS 24123D

William Hibbs Bevan: Diary [c. 1833]-1872 Reference: NLW MS 22689B